Time in Great Bend, Kansas now
Great Bend is in Kansas and uses Central Time. The clock on this page is live, and the times below are worked out for the coordinates of Great Bend.
- State
- Kansas
- Time zone
- Central Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- Yes, 8 Mar to 1 Nov
- Population
- 15,717
- Coordinates
- 38.3645° N, 98.7648° W
Sunrise and sunset in Great Bend.
Worked out for 38.3645° N, 98.7648° W from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Great Bend for 14h 50m, and on the shortest day for 9h 29m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Great Bend compared with other cities.
How the clock in Great Bend lines up with the rest of the United States and a few cities around the world, right now.
| City | Time zone | Local time | From Great Bend |
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| New York | Eastern Time | --:-- | |
| Chicago | Central Time | --:-- | |
| Denver | Mountain Time | --:-- | |
| Phoenix | Mountain Time without daylight saving | --:-- | |
| Los Angeles | Pacific Time | --:-- | |
| Honolulu | Hawaii-Aleutian Time | --:-- | |
| London | United Kingdom | --:-- | |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | --:-- | |
| Tokyo | Japan | --:-- | |
| Sydney | Australia | --:-- |
Time in places near Great Bend.
The closest places listed for Kansas, with the distance from Great Bend and their local time. See every place on the Kansas page.
When the clocks change in Great Bend.
Great Bend follows the national rules: clocks go forward one hour on the second Sunday of March and back one hour on the first Sunday of November, at 2:00 local time.
- 8 March 2026 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 1 November 2026 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
- 14 March 2027 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 7 November 2027 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
Sunrise and sunset above move with the clock change, so evenings are an hour lighter from Sunday, 8 March 2026.
Quick answers about time in Great Bend.
Short answers about the time zone, sunrise, clock changes and neighbours of Great Bend.
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What time is it in Great Bend right now?
Great Bend is on Central Time, UTC-6, and UTC-5 during daylight saving time. The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time and updates every minute.
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What time zone is Great Bend in?
Great Bend uses Central Time, the same zone as the rest of Kansas in most cases. The Kansas page shows every zone used in the state.
03
Does Great Bend observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks in Great Bend go forward one hour on Sunday, 8 March 2026 and back one hour on Sunday, 1 November 2026, both at 2:00 local time.
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What time does the sun rise in Great Bend?
Today's sunrise and sunset are shown live on this page. On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 21:02, and on the shortest day it rises at 07:48 and sets at 17:17.
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How long is the longest day in Great Bend?
The sun is up for 14h 50m on the June solstice and for 9h 29m on the December solstice. Day length changes fastest around the equinoxes in March and September.
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What is the time difference between Great Bend and New York?
Great Bend is 1 hour behind New York all year.
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What is the time difference between Great Bend and London?
Great Bend is 6 hours behind London for most of the year. The gap changes for a few weeks each spring and autumn, because the United States and the United Kingdom change their clocks on different dates.
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How many people live in Great Bend?
Great Bend has about 15,717 people, which makes it one of the places listed for Kansas on Time Dates. Population figures come from GeoNames.
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Where is Great Bend?
Great Bend sits at 38.3645° N, 98.7648° W in Kansas, about 91 miles from Wichita.
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Which places are closest to Great Bend?
The closest places listed are Hays, 47 miles away, Pratt, 50 miles away and Hutchinson, 50 miles away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.